When Josh Jackson stepped off the plane from the NBA Draft to Phoenix Friday, the first thing he experienced was the scorching Phoenix sun. The second thing? The scorching enthusiasm from Phoenix Suns fans. He’s not in Kansas anymore.
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Editor's note: The following is the first in a series of enterprise stories written by students in managing editor Jose Romero's sportswriting class at Arizona State University. The writers are, in order, Felisa Cardenas, Amanda Whitaker and Alex Didion.
PHOENIX -- The dream of playing...

By Amanda Foster/For The Sporting Nation
PHOENIX -- Mixed emotions filled Talking Stick Resort Arena Tuesday evening as the Phoenix Suns hosted their 2016 NBA Draft Lottery viewing party with an anticipated audience of 4,000 people.
Although the event didn’t have quite as many people as...